Tackling TB and HIV/AIDS in mining. Government, labour and business unite to reduce TB in mining. The depar tments of Health and of Mineral Resources, the four primary mining unions - Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Solidarity, UASA – and the Chamber of Mines have launched a ...

Abstract. This article examines HIV/AID policy in the South African Mining Industry as it stood in 1993. 20+ million members. 135+ million publication pages. 2.3+ billion citations. Content ...

Reports from all mines showed a decrease of 4.2% in the total number of occupational diseases reported by mines, from 2,013 cases in 2020 to 1,924 cases in 2021. TB and silicosis declined by 6.6% and 11.4% respectively while noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) increased by 5.1%. There are significant numbers of NIHL cases reported in the …

Workers in South Africa's gold mining industry have among the highest incidences of tuberculosis in the world, of between 3000 and 7000 cases per 100,000 population per year, compared with 981 per 100,000 population in South Africa overall and a global incidence of 128 per 100,000 population per year .

By age group, people aged 13 to 34 accounted for 58% (18,700) of the estimated 32,100 new HIV infections in 2021. In 2021, as compared with 2017, the annual number of HIV infections among …

TB programme and TB/HIV co-infection in all mines 50 3.4.3. HCT services in all mines 53 3.4.4. HCT services per commodity 53 4. STATE OF SAFETY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING INDUSTRY 58 4.1. Accident statistics 58 4.2. Analysis of accidents and injuries 58 4.2.1. ... MINE SURVEYING IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING INDUSTRY 72 5.1. …

Shane Johnson. The Chief Inspector of Mines recently published a guidance note to assist in the management and control of HIV in the South African mining industry. It must be implemented in …

The mining industry has in the past, employed several approaches to reduce effects of dust. ... and HIV infection in the gold mining industry.Methods This article discusses the role of oscillating ...

Mine Health and Safety Act: Guidance note on management and control of HIV in South African Mining Industry

We are exporting TB and HIV throughout the region".2 Secondly, the mining industry was early in identifying HIV/AIDS as a key risk to its operations. Already in the 2 mid-1980's initial ...

At the 2010 HIV/AIDS conference in Durban, the South African gold mining sector came under heavy criticism from medical practitioners, ex-miners, advocacy groups and the South African Minister of Health for its part in the tuberculosis crisis that affects the industry and its workforce. Tuberculosis is a so-called opportunistic disease of HIV/AIDS.

Abstract PIP: South Africa's mines contribute about 20% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and account for an estimated 3% of annual growth in GDP. The industry is also responsible for many forward and backward linkages in the economy. It is estimated that each miner supports 7-10 dependents and the employment of each miner leads to …

As the global HIV/AIDS epidemic continues unabated, South Africa is especially experiencing a rapid spread of the virus. The mining industry, in spite of recognising the risks of the epidemic at ...

HIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009. 1940s. The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say that the jump of the disease from animals to humans was made even earlier in the 1930s, others claim it was later than the 1940s. 1959.

In recent years, the mining industry has been under pressure to improve its social, developmental, and environmental performance in addressing issues of indigenous rights, social justice, and negative effects on local communities (Mining, Miner, & Sustainable Development [MMSD], 2003; World Bank, 2004). The effects of HIV/AIDS in mining

Meintjes et al. (2007) show that the industry"s slow response to HIV/AIDS reflects the industry"s fragmentation, particularly the lack of economic leadership exercised through market power ...

Since then, the mining industry has become hugely important to the country, contributing roughly 202 billion South African Rand (roughly 10.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to South Africa's ...

mining industry. 2.3.3. Policy on the integrated management and reporting for HIV /AIDS, TB and Occupational Lung Diseases in the South African mining industry. 2.3.4. Guidance Note for the management of TB in the South African mining industry. 2.3.5. South African mining industry strategy on reducing TB and HIV. 2.3.6. Guidance note for the

Little is known about HIV/AIDS in the industrial settings in which many migrant labourers are employed. In this paper we examine the history of HIV/AIDS in the mining industry in southern Africa 2. Our analysis is driven by the proposition that ``HIV is not a cause in its own right, but a strong marker for action and concern in development''.

In 2013, the chief inspector of mines issued an instruction to mines to complete the DMR 164 Form, a reporting template for HIV (and TB). Since 2014, the mining industry has an excellent HIV/Aids ...

The mining industry is an essential part of the economy in Zambia, with over 60,000 individuals working the Zambia mines in the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces . The Copperbelt province, which contains most of the mines in Zambia and the vast majority of Zambian mineworkers, has both the highest burden of TB [ 6 ] and HIV in …

Using logistic regression models, we compared HIV related indicators between mining (i.e. up to 10 km distance from the mine) and comparison (i.e. 10-50 km) areas before and after mine opening to ...

Employment in the United States mining industry excluding oil and gas from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)* Basic Statistic U.S. employment in support activities for mining 2000-2021

ers is a negative externality of the South African mining industry. The mining industry in South Africa was the first to become aware of and act upon the risk of HIV/AIDS, perceiving it as a threat to productivity and profitability as early as the mid-1980s. In 1986–7, the Chamber of Mines conducted a survey among 60,000 mine workers. The survey

Mining industry in Ghana - statistics & facts. Ghana. Ghana was the sixth-largest producer of manganese in the world as of 2021. The production volume of the metal reached 3.3 million metric tons ...

Mining is central to the economies of a number of countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (listed in Table 1) which was established to promote economic cooperation in the region.More recently SADC has sought to identify other areas of mutual concern and interest, including HIV/AIDS for which the mining …

HIV prevalence in mineworkers (24%) is higher than the national adult average (49%) (2). The mining sector in South Africa has been affected by the HIV epidemic but improved …

2.3.6. Guidance note for the implementation of HIV self-testing in the South African mining industry. 2.3.7. Guidance note on strengthening HCT (HIV Counselling and Testing) uptake in the South African mining industry. 3. STATUS OF THE GUIDANCE NOTE 3.1. This guidance note sets out good practiceon the management and control of HIV in the …

Statement on the release of the 2019 Mine Heatlh and Safety Statistics. The purpose of today's briefing is to officially release the 2019 occupational health and safety statistics for the mining industry. Together with our social partners in the mining industry – organised business and organised labour – we have assessed progress …

"We find that on average, mining operations increase HIV prevalence by about 20% (from 5.8 to 7.3%). This corresponds to an almost two-fold increase in the odds of being HIV-positive after mine opening," …